Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Thailand Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Thailand in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Thailand has an estimated audience of 4,720,131 people in Malaysia.

#4among Country in Malaysia
#11among POI in Malaysia
#13in Travel & Leisure

The average Thailand fan in Malaysia is 37.3 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

The audience is concentrated in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor.

Top brand affinities include Myanmar, Phuket Province, Chiang Mai, with strongest over-indexing on Myanmar (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the Thailand audience skews balanced with an average age of 37.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Family Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Thailand fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 37.3 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Myanmar.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: POI · Subtype: Country

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Thailand profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
4.7M
in Malaysia
Gender
51.2%
48.8% male
Age
37.3
average years
Country rank
#145
POI in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Thailand fans

51.2% are female, 48.8% are male, average age 37.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

51.2%
Female
48.8%
Male
Demographic split for Thailand audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female51.2%
Male48.8%
Average age37.3
Estimated audience size4,720,131
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.3
average years
Age distribution of the Thailand audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2928%
30-3922%
40-4918%
50+14%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.4%

of the worldwide Thailand audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Thailand
CountryShare
China15.2%
United States8.7%
Thailand6.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Malaysia average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Thailand audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Thailand fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Kuala Lumpur~1M1.45×
02Kedah~400K1.38×
03Penang~400K1.34×
04Selangor~1.5M1.27×
05Johor~700K1.11×
06Perak~400K1.08×
07Kelantan~200K1.07×
08Sabah~500K1.04×
09Sarawak~400K1.02×
10Pahang~200K0.96×
11Negeri Sembilan~200K0.94×
12Perlis~60K0.91×
13Malacca~100K0.84×
14Terengganu~200K0.78×
15Labuan~20K0.64×
16Putrajaya~10K0.59×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Thailand audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Thailand audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Mae Fah Luang UniversityBusiness & Career4.49×
02Burapha UniversityBusiness & Career4.45×
03Prince of Songkla UniversityBusiness & Career4.44×
04Ramkhamhaeng UniversityBusiness & Career4.34×
05Khon Kaen UniversityBusiness & Career4.20×
06King Mongkut's University of Technology ThonburiBusiness & Career4.09×
07Chiang Mai UniversityBusiness & Career3.93×
08Srinakharinwirot UniversityBusiness & Career3.71×
09Rangsit UniversityBusiness & Career3.23×
10Chulalongkorn UniversityBusiness & Career3.11×
11Kasetsart UniversityBusiness & Career3.11×
12Thammasat UniversityBusiness & Career3.07×
13Yo-yoSports2.85×
14Bangkok UniversityBusiness & Career2.58×
15Ko SamuiTravel & Leisure2.26×
16PattayaTravel & Leisure2.19×
17Chiang MaiTravel & Leisure2.02×
18Phuket ProvinceTravel & Leisure2.01×
19SweatpantsFashion & Accessoires1.65×
20MyanmarTravel & Leisure1.59×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Thailand audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Thailand audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY0.92×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.92×
TravellingTHRILL0.90×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Thailand audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.58×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.79×
Social Media UsageJOY0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Thailand have in Malaysia?

Thailand has an estimated audience of 4,720,131 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Thailand fans?

51.2% of Thailand fans are female, 48.8% are male, with an average age of 37.3 years.

03

Which brands do Thailand fans like most?

Thailand fans show strongest brand affinity for Myanmar (1.59×), Phuket Province (2.01×), and Chiang Mai (2.02×) over the country average.

04

Where do Thailand fans live in Malaysia?

Thailand fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~1.5M), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~1M), and Johor (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Thailand fans also like?

Beyond Thailand itself, the audience over-indexes on Phuket Province (2.01×), Chiang Mai (2.02×), Pattaya (2.19×), and Prince of Songkla University (4.44×) compared to the Malaysia average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Malaysia who actively search for Thailand. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Malaysia. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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